The hidden risks of private market expansion

Banks and wealth advisers are encouraging family offices to increase allocations to alternatives, but many are not including succession challenges in their calculation

Families in alternative investments

There is an increasing hands-on attitude to investing among younger cohorts, with the Next Generation embracing direct buy-ins for industrial projects

Building an effective investment engine for the family office

As alternative investments fast become the key competence at family offices, structure remains vital, helping facilitate liquidity management, co-investment and direct deals

How private assets are transforming the modern family office

The way families invest is changing fast, with the expansion of private assets affecting how they oversee risk and build internal capability, while allowing them to align capital with long-term goals

Riding the private market wave while respecting limits of liquidity

Promoters of private markets rely on structural stories to fuel thirst for their product, but they admit questions will increasingly arise about whether growth is sustainable

Why are wealth investors considering private equity?

As the number of public companies shrinks, investors are exploring opportunities in private markets

Transport and data centres power infrastructure opportunities

A $15tn infrastructure funding gap is opening the door to private investors backing structural trends, with renewables and AI helping stir demand